BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Victoria Gowri’s Appointment As Judge Of Madras High Court LIVE UPDATES

Justice Khanna : It is not that the collegium did not have this before them.

For us to get into this is opening up new jurisdiction which we have refrained from doing so

Ramachandran : Political background is not the question at all. It is hate speech. Hate speech which runs completely to antitethical to Constitution. That makes her unfit to take oath. It will only be a paper oath.

Justice Gavai : I also have a political background, I have been a judge for many years and my political background have not come in way.

Ramachandran : I am not on that. There are distinguished judges who had...Krishna Iyer, KS Hegde, Aftab Alam,

Justice Khanna : The materials are of speeches from 2018..the collegium must have gone through.

Ramachandran : We can't presume knowledge, we can't presume every judges read every tweets.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna : There are instances of persons with political backgrounds being appointed.

Ramachandran : I am not on that. 

Ramachandran : The oath says judge should bear true faith to the Constitution. This person has rendered unfit to take oath due to her public utterances.

Ramachandran : The materials show a mindset, which is not in tune with the Constitution, which is antithetical to article 21 because equal justice is part of article 21.

Ramachandran : On point of eligibility, I am not going to the tweets, due to paucity of time.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna : Whatever materials are on record we have read.

Ramachandran : Second point is decision making process was stymied as the relevant information was not passed.

Ramachandran : I am addressing only on eligibility..Eligibility specified under 217 has implied conditions of eligibility..there are certain threshold requirements.